The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-08

What ul-Luck FOur-Legged Chicken
Caused-Augusta's Great Curiosity
How They Catch Sturgeon on the Flint
II Rivera Whopping Story About a
81 Whopping Big Tree.
GEORGIA.
- Brick Masons are in demand in Atlanta.
n Atlanta has |, 796 scholars enrolled in her
public schools.
n Atlanta is noted for the number of artists
~ in her borders
zk 1t is said that under Broad street bridge
II is the coolest place in Atlanta
"a The paupers of Whitfield county are kick
fling against going to the pauper farm.
III Walker county continues to send large
number of beef cattle to Chattanooga every
week
III The Macon druggists have not yet decided
8Fon plan for keeping store open all day
on Sunday
There is barber in Augusta who doesn't
talk to you when shaving. He must be
coming money rapidly.
The surviving members of the Fifth Geor-
gia Regiment are looking to a reunion of the
:. regiment in Elaville, Schley county, this
summer.
Two out of four little negro children who
ate some wild jessamine leaves or vine, on
the place of William Harrell, in Thomas
county, have died, and a third is expected
TO die.
The Enterprise factory. Augusta, has COM
pleted its automatic sprinkler system. The
cost of the system was about So, 600. The
insurance on the building will doubtless be
reduced enough to soon pay for the system.
Henry Taylor, of Glynn county, killed
this morning regular gray eagle measur-
ing from tip to tip six feet and several
inches. Judging by the looks Of his claws
and the length of his wings he could carry a
good sized lamb.
loves Chapel Sunday school gave de-
hghtful picnic at Aluidge's grove on last
out, considering the short notice that was
igiven. Several young ladies and gentlemen
from Atlanta were present.
While workmen were engaged in telling
trees near the railroad bridge over Flint
river few days ago pine tree fell into the
STREAM. striking large sturgeon in its fall
and killing it. The workmen secured the
fish, which weighed over 100 pounds and
was feet and inches in length.
L. Fullright, of Buchanan, HARRISON
county, was bitten by mad dog Thursday,
and arrived at Fairburn Monday night,
accompanied by his son-in-law, to see DR..
Tidwell and get the benefit of his maidstone.
The bites are numerous, being on his hands,
arms and legs The dog made its escape
Two well-known negro shoemakers were
arrested Monday morning in Atlanta for
violating the prohibition law, and both oc-
cupy cells at police headquarters. An in
vestigation showed a sInall-sized barroom
fitted up back of their shoe shops, where the
.whisky-thirsty individuals were all satisfied.
r George Stone, an Atlanta negro boy IL
years old, while leaning against tree there
during the thunder storm Friday, was
stunned by bolt that struck near him. He
was seen to spin around several times and
start down the street. After running some
distance he stopped and went through the
&ame spinning motion. He has been crazed
ever since.
DIR. W. r. Wilson, of Joseph, had four
Hf10ad chieken q RAich out last week, and
colored woman to look
sure enough one of his
kht, and it grieved the
II chicken so much to
- - IL a80Al4IR in the world caused a
100 COW to die, it laid its little troubled
lead on pine-burr and gave up the ghost
Thomas j. Kitchens is in the McRae Jail
- achnrge of mayhem. The outrage was
1<or1E1tf1ed upon young white girl, and
I4S Of: mature too revolving to repeat. and
tWlE tofI1fnitted without any apparent mo-
tiVe The charge was fully sustained by
the proof, and it was with some difficulty
that lynching was prevented. The girl is
in critical condition, very weak and may
die. =.
Friday afternoon four small boys climbed
up into the band room of the Wide Awake
band, of Americas and deliberately
smashed one or two of the new instruments
and dented several of the others, some of
which they also filed with kerosene oil.
Marshal Lingo has the names of all the
young depredators, and they will undoubt-
eddy be properly punished as they certainly
should be.
L. . Al;
shotgun Saturday evening, about o'clock,
near Dawson. Lowgene Williams, girl of
about IA years of age, grabbed the gun,
pointed it at Sol Weston, a boy IL years old
and fired. The boy fell dead with load of
buckshot in his breast. The Sheriff arrested
the girl and took her before the Solicitor
General, who, after investigation, decided
II to be an accident, and the girl was dis
charged.
There are some big pine trees in Dolly
county. A negro tie cutter on the eastern
extension cut one down Friday from which
be afterwards hewed fifty railroad crossties,
each s feet in length, and 6x10 inches in
thickness, and as the hands are paid ten
cents tie the darkey realized exactly So
for his days work. The average tree, it is
estimated, will turn out from twelve to eigh-
teen ties only, so this monarch Of the forest
must be daisy"
G. B. Pride, conductor on the Bruins
wick and Western, was badly hurt at
Waresboro last Saturday evening about 4
o'clock. Mr.. Pride was standing on the
head end of the tender of the engine and q
car loaded with lumber was next to the
engine. A piece of scantling fell off the fiat
car and the scantling struck Mr.. Pride,
knocking all his teeth out and mutilating
his head. He was brought to Brunswick
Saturday night for medical treatment.
Atlanta Constitution: The failure of Mr..
Sid Phelan is still the theme Of conversation
among business men, Wherever crowd
assemblies the matter is discussed in all its
phases. Much sympathy has been expressed
for Mr.. Phelan and his family, and it is
generally predicted that he will get on his
feet financially before many years. Il is
stated that the old exchange stand at the
corner Of Broad and Alabama streets will be
occupied by the Capitol City Land and I'm
provement Company. 1t is said the new
bank has five years lease on the building.
Saturday morning as a lady was return
ing home in her buggy froma shopping tour
III Americus, she stopped at residence on
Lee street and went in for few moments,
leaving an armful of bundles in the buggy
at the gate. During her absence some thief
walked nm TO the bllppV and hQlnal himgalf